Dispensing-receptacle.



H. A. TBLLBRSON. DISPENSING REGEPTAQLB. APPLIOATION FILED AUG. '1. 190s.

Patented Oct. 5, 1909.

NITEB STATES 'ATENE FFICI,

HENRY A. TELLERSN, OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

DISPENSING-RECEPTACLE.

To all whom it fmo'g/ concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY A. TELLER- soN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State ofCalifornia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDispensing-Receptacles, of which the following is a specification,reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to valve means for closing an outlet, andparticularly to a valve-device placed within the body of a receptacleand its neck or spout for closing the outlet of said neck or spout.

The object of the invention is the provision of means for facilitatingthe opening and closing of an outlet passage.

Another object of the invention is the peculiar construction of avalve-stem, which constitutes not only the means for closing an outlet,but also the means for actuating the outlet-closing means.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, as will behereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure l is a vertical, sectional view of a receptacleor oil-can constructed in accordance with the present invention, andshowing my improved valvedevice positioned therein, and Fig. 2 is aninverted view of the receptacle or oil-can, and showing the valve-devicein an open position.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, l designates the body of thereceptacle or oilcan, to which is detachably secured a spout or neck 2;the spout is provided, preferably, with a reduced end 3, having anoutlet 4.

The body or receptacle l is, preferably, provided with a plurality ofoutwardlybulged or extended portions 5, producing sockets or pockets 6.The pockets or sockets 6 are formed in opposite sides of the body orcan, and the sides of said body are formed of elastic or springy metal,

whereby the operator may compress the same for opening the outlet, ashereinafter described, but upon releasing the side, the same willreadily expand for allowing the body to assume its normal shape, asshown in Fig. l; the compressing of the sides forces the liquid in thebody out of the spout, under pressure.

The valve-device comprises the rod-like Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 7, 1908.

Patented Got. 5, 1909.

Serial No. 447,388.

valve-stem 7, which is split or bifurcated at its lower end, and whichbifurcated or split lower end produces outwardly-extending or bowedspring portions 8; the outer ends of portions 8 being' seated in pocketsor sockets 6, so that when the sides of the body or can are compressed,the valve-stem 7 will be drawn inward or downwardly, thereby removingits outer end from the seat, constituted by the inner walls of thereduced portion 3, and opening the outlet 4; immediately upon thereleasing of the sides, the same will expand and allow the springportions 8 to move the outer end of the valvestem against the reducedportion 3 and close the outlet el.

In Fig. Q, I have shown, by dotted lines, the sides in their normalposition (Fig. l) and the dotted lines 9 illustrate the position of thespring-portions 8 of the valve-stein in their normal position, when theoutlet is closed, the spring-portions 8 being shown in Fig. 2 in theposition assumed when the liquid in the receptacle is under pressure andthe outlet et is open.

It will be seen from the foregoing that the rod 7 and arms 8 may bereadily formed from a single length of resilient materia-l bent to thedesired shape, and that the same may be placed in operative positionwithin the body of the receptacle by simply compressing said arms topermit them to be passed through either the bottom or top of thereceptacle, after which the pressure upon the same is released,whereupon they will spring away from one another and engage with thesides of the receptacle, and, through manipulation of the stem 7, may bereadily guided to position where their ends will enter the pockets 6.

lVhen it is desired, the receptacle can be filled through the bottom 10,for upon referring to the drawings, it will be noted that the bottom isprovided with a hollow, threaded portion ll, and a detachable cap l2;the cap is of the same height as the being provided with oppositelydisposed pockets, a stem normally closing said outlet and provided withintegral spring arms the free ends of which engage the pockets in theresilient walls.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a body provided withresilient walls having oppositely disposed pockets formed in the innerface, a discharge nozzle carried by said body, a stem controlling thedischarge from said nozzle and having one of its ends proj eeting intothe body and being split to provide oppositely projecting bowed springarms, the free ends of which Vengage the oppositely disposed pockets of15 l the resilient Walls.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of twoWitnesses.

HENRY A. TELLERSON. Witnesses F. P. SoHRonDER, H. C. SoHRonDnn.

